Blood pressure check before kidney artery treatment
Part of Heart & circulation, Kidney & urinary clinical trials.
This trial tests whether using a pressure wire to guide treatment of narrowed kidney arteries helps lower blood pressure better than usual care. It may help people with severe high blood pressure caused by kidney artery blockages.
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Who can take part
- Your kidney artery is at least 60% narrowed.
- Your blood pressure is very high (160/100 or higher) without medication, or still high (140/90 or higher) while taking three blood pressure medicines.
- Your kidney function is not too poor (creatinine below 3.0 mg/dL).
- The affected kidney is at least 7 cm long and its function is at least 10 mL/min.
- You do not have a contrast dye allergy or other conditions that make the procedure unsafe.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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